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11-07.-2004, 04:16 PM
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Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
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Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The Tour de France in 2004 will quite possibly have the most crashes since they used to use those handlebar attachments about 6 years back. There is speculation the UCI requirement of all riders must now wear crash helmets in the races has given them a false sense of security. The cyclists now think that because they have increased protection against head injury, that they can increase the chances they are taking. Thanks, Ronde Champ |
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12-07.-2004, 03:10 AM
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Re: Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
The poor weather may have something to do with the crashes
too, but the helmet skeptics on rec.bicycles.misc have been arguing the risk compensation factor for years. rondechamp@aol.com (Ronde Champ) wrote in message news:<152f6cbe.0407102158.4ce66a3b@posting.google.com>... > Hey, > > Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 > riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The Tour de > France in 2004 will quite possibly have the most crashes > since they used to use those handlebar attachments about > 6 years back. There is speculation the UCI requirement of > all riders must now wear crash helmets in the races has > given them a false sense of security. The cyclists now > think that because they have increased protection against > head injury, that they can increase the chances they are > taking. > > Thanks, Ronde Champ |
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13-07.-2004, 06:56 AM
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Re: Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
Ronde Champ wrote:
> Hey, > > Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 > riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The Tour de > France in 2004 will quite possibly have the most crashes > since they used to use those handlebar attachments about > 6 years back. There is speculation the UCI requirement of > all riders must now wear crash helmets in the races has > given them a false sense of security. The cyclists now > think that because they have increased protection against > head injury, that they can increase the chances they are > taking. > Gee, this was so well done, I thought it a shame it had no replies. Dan |
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13-07.-2004, 06:56 AM
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Re: Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
rondechamp@aol.com (Ronde Champ) wrote in message news:<152f6cbe.0407102158.4ce66a3b@posting.google.com>...
> Hey, > > Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 > riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The Tour de > France in 2004 will quite possibly have the most crashes > since they used to use those handlebar attachments about > 6 years back. There is speculation the UCI requirement of > all riders must now wear crash helmets in the races has > given them a false sense of security. The cyclists now > think that because they have increased protection against > head injury, that they can increase the chances they are > taking. > > Thanks, Ronde Champ Thanks for clearing this up dumbass. I thought it was the road furniture and rain. |
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13-07.-2004, 06:56 AM
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Re: Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
"JFJones" <jonesjjff@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f4e5620e.0407110848.7f1834da@posting.google.com... > The poor weather may have something to do with the crashes > too, but the helmet skeptics on rec.bicycles.misc have > been arguing the risk compensation factor for years. > > rondechamp@aol.com (Ronde Champ) wrote in message news:<152f6cbe.0407102158.4ce66a3b@posting.google.com>... > > Hey, > > > > Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 > > riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The Tour > > de France in 2004 will quite possibly have the most > > crashes since they used to use those handlebar > > attachments about 6 years back. There is speculation > > the UCI requirement of all riders must now wear crash > > helmets in the races has given them a false sense of > > security. The cyclists now think that because they have > > increased protection against head injury, that they can > > increase the chances they are taking. > > > > Thanks, Ronde Champ Maybe they should go back to the Penny Farthing, these so called "safety bicycles" are just way too dangerous. And those pneumatic tyres, really, what was Mr Dunlop thinking when he created those monstrosities. You can't tell me they don't create dangerous cycling though a false "sense of security". Marty |
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13-07.-2004, 08:02 AM
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Re: Does the helmet rule cause more crashes in the Tour?
"Marty Wallace" <mart@geo.net.au> wrote in message news:<40f26b4a$0$27220$61ce578d@news.syd.swiftdsl.com.au>...
> "JFJones" <jonesjjff@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:f4e5620e.0407110848.7f1834da@posting.google.com... > > The poor weather may have something to do with the > > crashes too, but the helmet skeptics on > > rec.bicycles.misc have been arguing the risk > > compensation factor for years. > > > > rondechamp@aol.com (Ronde Champ) wrote in message > news:<152f6cbe.0407102158.4ce66a3b@posting.google.com>... > > > Hey, > > > > > > Everybody can see that crashes are up this year. 99 > > > riders have crashed at least once by stage 7. The > > > Tour de France in 2004 will quite possibly have the > > > most crashes since they used to use those handlebar > > > attachments about 6 years back. There is speculation > > > the UCI requirement of all riders must now wear crash > > > helmets in the races has given them a false sense of > > > security. The cyclists now think that because they > > > have increased protection against head injury, that > > > they can increase the chances they are taking. > > > > > > Thanks, Ronde Champ > > Maybe they should go back to the Penny Farthing, these so > called "safety bicycles" are just way too dangerous. And > those pneumatic tyres, really, what was Mr Dunlop thinking > when he created those monstrosities. You can't tell me > they don't create dangerous cycling though a false "sense > of security". > > Marty Actually it started when the gladiators put on metal chest plates. |
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